The Flamengo beat this Tuesday at Ceara 2-1 and kept alive his remote aspirations to take the Brazilian Championship of 2021, which could conquer the Athletic Mineiro next Thursday, if he defeats at home at Bay.
To the set of Rio de Janeiro, which came from losing the final of the Libertadores Cup against him Palmeiras, on Montevideo, he was only worth the victory in the Maracana to stay alive in the fight for the league title and he did it, although with some suspense.
Without Renato Gaucho On the bench, fired the day before after the debacle in the continental final, the Rio de Janeiro team took the lead on the fast track through Gabriel Barbosa ‘Gabigol’, at minute 2.
With the wind in favor and the support of a hobby without grudges, he slept the game with long possessions, but forgot to sentence. In the second half, the Ceara he believed it and began to arrive in danger until Rick tied in the 70th minute.
The 1-1 delivered the title to Athletic Mineiro mathematically. Had to appear Matheuzinho in the 78th minute to return the waters to its course and put the Flamengo with a bang.
With this triumph, the Flamengo, champion in 2019 and 2020, continues in the second position of the table, with 70 points, eight less than the leader, the Athletic Mineiro, in the absence of three games for both to finalize the tournament of regularity.
If you win next Thursday at the Bay, the box Belo Horizonte will conquer the second Brazilian championship in its history and will end a 50-year drought without league titles.
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